339.527. 1. A certificate or license issued pursuant to sections 339.500 to 339.549 shall bear the signature or facsimile signature of the chairman of the commission and a certificate or license number assigned by the commission.
2. A state-certified real estate appraiser may designate or identify an appraisal report rendered by him or her as a certified appraisal for the type of property included in his or her certification.
3. Each state-certified real estate appraiser or state-licensed real estate appraiser shall place the certificate or license number adjacent to or immediately below the designation "Missouri State-certified (Residential/General) Real Estate Appraiser" or "Missouri State-licensed Real Estate Appraiser" when used in an appraisal report or in a contract or other instrument used by the holder of the certificate or license in conducting an appraisal assignment or specialized appraisal services.
4. The terms "Missouri State-certified (Residential/General) Real Estate Appraiser" and "Missouri State-licensed Real Estate Appraiser" may only be used to refer to individuals who hold a certificate or license and may not be used following or immediately in connection with the name or signature of a firm, partnership, corporation, or group or in such manner that it might be interpreted as referring to certification or licensure of the firm, partnership, corporation, group, or to certification or licensure of anyone other than an individual holder of the certificate or license.
5. A certificate or license shall be issued pursuant to sections 339.500 to 339.549 only to a natural person. However, nothing in this section shall preclude a state-certified real estate appraiser or state-licensed real estate appraiser from rendering appraisals for or on behalf of a corporation, partnership or association, provided that the appraisal report is prepared by, or under the immediate direction of, a state-certified real estate appraiser or state-licensed real estate appraiser, and further provided that the appraisal report is signed by the state-certified real estate appraiser or state-licensed real estate appraiser.
(L. 1990 H.B. 1456 § 15, A.L. 1998 H.B. 1601, et al.)
Missouri General Assembly